Skelos Shuts Down Comment Section Of Facebook Page

You can no longer air your frustrations or praises on Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’s Facebook page. He has restricted access–denying his followers the ability to freely comment–citing the nasty rhetoric being traded from both sides of the same-sex marriage debate.

“Some thoughtful and heartfelt dialog has taken place here over the past few days in regard to Same-Sex Marriage. Unfortunately, the recent tone of many posts and comments has turned mean spirited and personal,” Skelos posted.

“In light of this, I am disabling comments on the wall of this page. If you would like to express your thoughts on this matter, please send me a message to my profile or e-mail me at skelos@nysenate.gov.”

Of course, it appears the savvy social media gurus quickly found that you can still comment on status updates. So far, commenters on both sides of the issue have managed to be polite.